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Is there any way to have more than one PC on the same monitor?

planecar457
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I was thinking about having a dual PC setup. One for gaming, another for productivity. I don't want more than one monitor though (not enough desk space) so is there any way to make two different PC's use the same monitor?

 

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated :). 

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Yup easy. Get a switch view

http://www.serversupply.com/products/part_search/pid_lookup.asp?pid=148230&gclid=Cj0KEQjw0tCuBRDIjJ_Mlb6zzpQBEiQAyjCoBrAFBTPrB-hXpXhsbbyxa7gXuTSOIGm7WVSWALvOXx4aAto68P8HAQ

 

The most probable is too use the differnt inputs on the monitor if they exist. Otherwise I'd actually recommend this device

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1052046&gclid=Cj0KEQjw0tCuBRDIjJ_Mlb6zzpQBEiQAyjCoBolV5Go3vN4G7eu0R2UHE6yCzsWig6MkGZqKk39QJsIaAmin8P8HAQ&is=REG&m=Y&Q=&A=details

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Some monitors that have multiple inputs, will support changing input. Ie. Vga, dvi, hdmi.

 

Or just do what he ^^^ said.

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If your monitor has multiple ports then just use different ports that's how I have a PS4 and PC connected to my monitor

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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I was thinking about having a dual PC setup. One for gaming, another for productivity. I don't want more than one monitor though (not enough desk space) so is there any way to make two different PC's use the same monitor?

 

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated :). 

KVM switch, with a press of a button your monitor, keyboard, and mouse switched between PC's, without interrupting the other PC. Sadly the only cheap ones are VGA, and DVI ones are expensive. HDMI and Display Port KVM switches are almost impossible to find.

*Risky click of the day*

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What you are looking for is referred to as a kvm switch, and they come in varying degrees of reasonable price to outright asinine. 

Unfortunately, most of the good ones that are not VGA are expensive. 

If you have bad luck finding one, get an HDMI switching box and get a vga kvm (or a usb only one if you can find it) to switch the keyboard and mouse 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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